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what president obama barack obama and the others brought with them was their government. you better believe that means the kind of big government that everyone has talked about like it was an assault on our country it's freedoms and future. this was the government the one that every one talked so tough about until they need it. >> it under lines something that we have been saying under the campaign. there is a fake debate about the size and roll of the government. it is who is it going to help and who is going to have a say in that government. how will be things be distributed in the hard of the argument? the question is it going to be there for folks that are poor and on medicaid. it is about who would benefit? >> the thing that has happened that has been painful is that fema seems to be working better than it did under george bush and obama has cut the red tape. that is not something that republicans thought was possible at the federal level. >> and how big a government does a big country need? how big a government does staten island need when it is under water tonight?
what president obama barack obama and the others brought with them was their government. you better believe that means the kind of big government that everyone has talked about like it was an assault on our country it's freedoms and future. this was the government the one that every one talked so tough about until they need it. >> it under lines something that we have been saying under the campaign. there is a fake debate about the size and roll of the government. it is who is it going to...
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president obama or rush limbaugh. this is part of the republican party wanting to figure it out but not figure it out. rush has been -- people like him refuse to again, say look we've done this wrong. this isn't the party of the future. we are an old america and we have to move forward in a real fashion. crossing rush limbaugh would be the clearest way that i'm trying to do something different. there are people on the right who have spoken up to say your fail ti to market of white christian grievance that is essential the media world that is killing you. and people are going to have to make a practical cost benefit analysis. there is no benefit but cost to the practitioners. either a because they believe their theories or b because they suck up to them. who is going to deal with them because they understand that in the long run that is a necessary thing for the party to do. >> weekdays at 12 noon. >> and chris hayes up at 8:00 am saturday and sunday. thank you both for joining me. >> coming up. the republican lying at
president obama or rush limbaugh. this is part of the republican party wanting to figure it out but not figure it out. rush has been -- people like him refuse to again, say look we've done this wrong. this isn't the party of the future. we are an old america and we have to move forward in a real fashion. crossing rush limbaugh would be the clearest way that i'm trying to do something different. there are people on the right who have spoken up to say your fail ti to market of white christian...
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a weaker number for less jobs added is going to favor a romney versus obama. the key question is just how can one data point influence voters ahead of the elections next week. that level of uncertainty, of course, going to make markets volatile after this report. it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at waytooearly@msnbc.com. tweet me @williegeist. let me know what you're doing. >>> still ahead, richard engle takes to the skies above new york city to survey the damage. his report next. >>> plus -- >> number five -- >> single and looking to mingle? find that special someone on the early voting line. >> yeah, that's right. >> vice president joe bi
a weaker number for less jobs added is going to favor a romney versus obama. the key question is just how can one data point influence voters ahead of the elections next week. that level of uncertainty, of course, going to make markets volatile after this report. it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can...
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my bet is still on president obama. i just feel this thing is tighter even than those polls show. >> i'm not sure if i agree with that. because if you look at -- >> you don't have to. you're not here to agree. you're here to elucidate, to educate. >> if you consider that how much money romney has tried to spend in the last couple of weeks trying to move the numbers in ohio and he hasn't. at this point they're trying to buy some cheap tv advertising to buy some time in pennsylvania, that's not going to happen. he may stand there and tell ohio, hey, i need you. it's not going to happen. he's already behind. and if you look at the battleground early vote states, he has to win 54% of the remaining votes in ohio to win the state. so those numbers, if you consider how many of the early vote people have already voted, in colorado, where you cited the ppp poll, he's got to win 55% of the remaining votes in colorado to win. that's where you start to see the wisdom of the obama team strategy, of a strong ground game and focusing
my bet is still on president obama. i just feel this thing is tighter even than those polls show. >> i'm not sure if i agree with that. because if you look at -- >> you don't have to. you're not here to agree. you're here to elucidate, to educate. >> if you consider that how much money romney has tried to spend in the last couple of weeks trying to move the numbers in ohio and he hasn't. at this point they're trying to buy some cheap tv advertising to buy some time in...
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a victory for president obama. now he returns to washington to deal with a serious financial disaster. and dodging traffic. a nasty auto accident caught on tape along with a pedestrian who walked away from it. good morning everyone. i'm lynn berry, those stories and more on straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> if you can believe it, more mystery for residents in the northeast as a powerful nor'easter batters airs yas already hit hard by hurricane sandy. this storm is packing winds of over 60 miles per hour and dumped as much as a foot of snow in some areas. there are already reports of downed trees and power lines and more than a thousand flights have been canceled. katherine craig is braving the elements for us this morning. katherine? >> reporter: good morning from staten island, already hard hit by sandy. everyone is dealing with these piles of debris, a huge mound covered with snow as well. you drive through certain neighborhoods on staten island and this is the scene. you have stranded cars cover
a victory for president obama. now he returns to washington to deal with a serious financial disaster. and dodging traffic. a nasty auto accident caught on tape along with a pedestrian who walked away from it. good morning everyone. i'm lynn berry, those stories and more on straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> if you can believe it, more mystery for residents in the northeast as a powerful nor'easter batters airs yas already hit hard by hurricane sandy. this...
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president obama has an 81% chance of winning. that picked up since yesterday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ girl ] hey! [ both laugh ] ♪ >>> in four days you have a choice to make. it's not just a choice between two parties or two candidates. it's a choice between two different visions for america. it's a choice between going back to the top-down policies that got us into this mess or the middle out bottom up strategies that have gotten us out of this mess and keep us going. >> president obama on the ground in ohio now headed to republican territory in that state. the stop is in lima outside of columbus. his third event of the day in a county that senator john mccain won in 2008 with 60% of the vote. kristen welker is traveling with the president. she joins us now. as i mentioned, lima, 60% of that vote went to john mccain. is the president tailoring his message different than what we heard today, kristen? >> reporter: good afternoon, tamron. i think we will hear a similar message in lima we heard during the president's first two stops
president obama has an 81% chance of winning. that picked up since yesterday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ girl ] hey! [ both laugh ] ♪ >>> in four days you have a choice to make. it's not just a choice between two parties or two candidates. it's a choice between two different visions for america. it's a choice between going back to the top-down policies that got us into this mess or the middle out bottom up strategies that have gotten us out of this mess and keep us going. >>...
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president obama will return to the trail today. the first time since the storm. he's going to speak live this hour in wisconsin at an event that his campaign is calling his closing argument. now, his return to the trail today coming one day after he toured the hard-hit jersey shore with the new jersey governor chris christie. the two leaders literally offering shoulders to cry on and words of inspiration and support. >> we'll help you get it all together, all right? i promise. i promise. you're going to be okay. everybody is safe, right? that's the most important thing. we're going to get this whole thing done. >> i can't thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> well, governor romney is on his second official day back on the trail post-sandy. chivalry is dead. at his campaign stop in roanoke, virginia, just last hour, romney was in full attack mode. >> do you want for more years like the last four years? i mean, do you want four more years where 23 million americans are struggling to have
president obama will return to the trail today. the first time since the storm. he's going to speak live this hour in wisconsin at an event that his campaign is calling his closing argument. now, his return to the trail today coming one day after he toured the hard-hit jersey shore with the new jersey governor chris christie. the two leaders literally offering shoulders to cry on and words of inspiration and support. >> we'll help you get it all together, all right? i promise. i promise....
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in '08 obama won by 7 points. after a close election, poll trutherism could morph into election trutherism and in an attempt to secede where 49% of the country acts on the feeling they don't need to respect the president. right now the american family doesn't know how to agree to disagree. we are the divided states of america. art of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you and your needs, then give you our best quote and our competitors'.
in '08 obama won by 7 points. after a close election, poll trutherism could morph into election trutherism and in an attempt to secede where 49% of the country acts on the feeling they don't need to respect the president. right now the american family doesn't know how to agree to disagree. we are the divided states of america. art of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ]...
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president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an economy that is in recovery. he referenced friday's jobs report to do it. take a listen. >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs and this morning we learned the company's hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> president obama has a frenetic campaign today straight through election day today, alex. he will make stops in wisconsin, iowa, and virginia, where he will be stumping with former
president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. president obama also touting what he called an...
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not barack obama. fact checkers confirm his attacks on mitt romney are false much the truth, mitt romney has a plan to help the auto industry. he is supported by lee iacocca and the detroit news. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians that are going to build jeeps in china. >> romney's new ad running in ohio claims that president obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy. interesting. because romney preferred a managed bankruptcy for the car companies. he claimed that jeeps are going to be built in china by italians. the ceo of chrysler found that whopper too much to bear and issued a statement to say, . >> who will be best for the auto industry? it may not be the guy whose car ad is full of holes. joining me from detroit is jonathan cone. >> thanks for having me on. when we talk cars, i get out my transformers and have this whole thing about president obama being optimist prime. is the car issues going to be the thing that turns ohio voters? >> it is a huge issue. in
not barack obama. fact checkers confirm his attacks on mitt romney are false much the truth, mitt romney has a plan to help the auto industry. he is supported by lee iacocca and the detroit news. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians that are going to build jeeps in china. >> romney's new ad running in ohio claims that president obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy. interesting. because romney preferred a managed bankruptcy for the car companies....
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only 56% of president obama's electorate was white. and, yet, president obama won. mitt romney lost. there is a new electoral map in america, and in the past if you got only 43 and 39% of the white vote in two straight elections, odds were you were going to walk away a loser twice. for president obama in 2008 and 2012, those percentages were enough. the impact of the white electorate has been on a steep decline. in 1980 the portion of the electorate that was white was nearly 90%. in this week's election, it was a mere 72%. when president obama wins 90% of the african-american vote, 71% of the latino vote and 73% of the very broad group that constitutes the asian-american vote, given the increased proportion of the electorate that those groups represent, his was a coalition that won the election. so we know that these minority groups will only continue to grow until people of color in the united states are the majority. the demographics, demographics are not electoral destiny. which is more important, that there are more diverse citizens participating, that they have
only 56% of president obama's electorate was white. and, yet, president obama won. mitt romney lost. there is a new electoral map in america, and in the past if you got only 43 and 39% of the white vote in two straight elections, odds were you were going to walk away a loser twice. for president obama in 2008 and 2012, those percentages were enough. the impact of the white electorate has been on a steep decline. in 1980 the portion of the electorate that was white was nearly 90%. in this week's...
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the first hearings on the deadly attack begin as president obama lashes out at republicans for attacking u.n. ambassador susan rice. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> i knee people don't come to spontaneous demonstrations with rockets and mortars for the president of the united states for two weeks afterwards to deny that was the case, is either a coverup or it is incompetence. >> ahead this hour, one of the republicans calling for a wider probe, new hampshire senator kelly ayotte. and what's going on with the generals? leon panetta orders ethics review. the fbi agent, he's the guy who brought down the millennium bomber. >>> taking out the military leader of hamas and fire from the gaza strip. >> israel will continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend our peop
the first hearings on the deadly attack begin as president obama lashes out at republicans for attacking u.n. ambassador susan rice. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and besmirch her reputation is outrageous....
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oh, except president obama. and i'll finally designate china has the currency manipulator in getting trade to work for america. now, third, i'm going to send to congress the retraining format to make sure every worker who feels left behind in this economy can get the chance for a good paying job. and fourth, i'll move to tackle out of control spending. i will -- i'll send congress the first of several fundamental reforms. this person will be called the down payment on fiscal sandy act to immediately cut not just slow the rate of growth, but cut nonsecurity discretionary spending by 5%. and by the way, i'm not going to just take office on january 20th. i'm going to take responsibility for that office, as well. >> we are watching mitt romney as he talk toes people that have shown up for a campaign event there in west alice, wisconsin, wisconsin being the home state of his running mate, paul ryan. and said earlier that the best choice he has made next to ann romney, is picking paul ryan as his running mate. that cr
oh, except president obama. and i'll finally designate china has the currency manipulator in getting trade to work for america. now, third, i'm going to send to congress the retraining format to make sure every worker who feels left behind in this economy can get the chance for a good paying job. and fourth, i'll move to tackle out of control spending. i will -- i'll send congress the first of several fundamental reforms. this person will be called the down payment on fiscal sandy act to...
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and "the wall street journal," obama's cliff offer spurned. i want to bring in joanne reed and molly ball, political reporter for "the atlantic." good to see both of you. good morning. >> good to be here. >> mitch mcconnell, we are told, literally laughed at the white house's offer. and if you listen to speaker boehner, it's not going very well. take a listen. >> i'm disappointed in where we are and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of weeks. but going over the fiscal cliff is serious business. and i'm here seriously trying to resolve it. and i would hope the white house would get serious as well. >> and the speaker tweeted, "how serious is the white house about avoiding the fiscal cliff?" reports suggest, in some cases, not so serious. and also, joanne, what is the strategy here, and is there a risk like looking like you're not really negotiating? >> well, you know, i think what's interesting is that there's the posture that everyone is taking in public, but then what you're hearing behind the scenes is that everyone's sort
and "the wall street journal," obama's cliff offer spurned. i want to bring in joanne reed and molly ball, political reporter for "the atlantic." good to see both of you. good morning. >> good to be here. >> mitch mcconnell, we are told, literally laughed at the white house's offer. and if you listen to speaker boehner, it's not going very well. take a listen. >> i'm disappointed in where we are and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of...
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listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> let's go after romney first in a way that he's calculating how he lost. you can give all kinds of reasons when you lose. when you spout the argument that the other guy bought all the interest groups, that seems to diminish not just the purchaser but the purchase. you're basically saying these people are up for grabs. you'll never get them again. >> exactly. talking about more than half the voting public as bribery victims or being duped. it's ridiculous and insulting. precisely to some of the grownups that republicans need to do better with. latinos were outrag
listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from...
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president obama has not done a lot to talk about climate on the campaign trail. it's probably going to be a republican house. i believe the stakes in this election are between one candidate who accepts of the science of global warming and one who edges on it. but what is the real difference between the policy that we can see, convince me that if i'm a climate voter that my vote is going to matter on tuesday. >> oh, my goodness. mitt romney says that he's going to roll back the requirement that the fuel economy standards of the vehicles which we drive go to 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2026. if he rolls that back, that's equal to 6 billion metric tons of co 2 going up into the atmosphere, that's one whole year of total co 2 to the united states. p.m. obama is committed to going forward with it, that's all of the oil we import from the persian gulf on a daily basis. on december 31st of this year romney said he'll allow all the wind tax breaks to expire so the wind industry is going to collapse in our country even though 12,000 new megawatts of wind have been i
president obama has not done a lot to talk about climate on the campaign trail. it's probably going to be a republican house. i believe the stakes in this election are between one candidate who accepts of the science of global warming and one who edges on it. but what is the real difference between the policy that we can see, convince me that if i'm a climate voter that my vote is going to matter on tuesday. >> oh, my goodness. mitt romney says that he's going to roll back the requirement...
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what does that say to the obama campaign? they're going to be able to keep pace with these late-breaking undecideds and split them, if not come out ahead. and on the other point, i think it's fundamentally a view of what's the electorate going to look like on election day? because you do talk to romney folks who believe that this wave idea is real, that they see evidence of that in the national polling of vulnerable incumbent president which we know to be true, and despite, you know, overperformance it seems in the polls in a state like ohio that romney can have such an impressive election day. so i think it's really a question of what does the electorate look like? is the obama coalition of african-americans, hispanics, women and younger voters, as sizeable as they expect it to be that it keeps that edge all the way through election day. >> you know, john, the other thing is what's the evidence that undecideds have broken in one direction in a presidential race? basically the only evidence everybody points to is back to 1980
what does that say to the obama campaign? they're going to be able to keep pace with these late-breaking undecideds and split them, if not come out ahead. and on the other point, i think it's fundamentally a view of what's the electorate going to look like on election day? because you do talk to romney folks who believe that this wave idea is real, that they see evidence of that in the national polling of vulnerable incumbent president which we know to be true, and despite, you know,...
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and obama may be interested in this thing called the union. i'm for sc sc. what an amazing, loyalty for your are state, as opposed to your country. didn't we get past that at one point? >> i don't think so. >> i'm standing up for south carolina, what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer. two summers ago, with the showdown over the fiscal -- over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time, the president tried to reach bargain. surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the
and obama may be interested in this thing called the union. i'm for sc sc. what an amazing, loyalty for your are state, as opposed to your country. didn't we get past that at one point? >> i don't think so. >> i'm standing up for south carolina, what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer. two summers ago, with the showdown over the fiscal -- over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time, the president tried to reach bargain. surer is...
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obama's demographic gamble, quote obama is likely to get blown out among white voters on election day narrowly lose independents nationwide and yet may still win based on historic margins among groups that off ten lean democratic but don't vote in high waits. latin jobs african-american, young people and unmarried women as well. do you see this unfolding come tuesday? >> it's always between case as last time around obama never won the majority of white voters here but he won a significant enough margin in combination with latinos, with african-americans, of course, overwhelmingly voting for him, the female vote which continues to be a strong measure in his column. and of course unmarried whoerm a bit disgruntled with the first debate but now resigned so to speak. no question that kind of, if you will, coalition that obama has been able to carve out will be a significant factor in his re-election. >> we'll have to leave it there. i wish i had more time. thanks to you both on a saturday afternoon. >> thank you. >> any time. >> on this day in 1962 the world was reacting to the news that
obama's demographic gamble, quote obama is likely to get blown out among white voters on election day narrowly lose independents nationwide and yet may still win based on historic margins among groups that off ten lean democratic but don't vote in high waits. latin jobs african-american, young people and unmarried women as well. do you see this unfolding come tuesday? >> it's always between case as last time around obama never won the majority of white voters here but he won a significant...
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that obama had robbed from them. it was a phantom issue. what he's saying is invented, but he was promising free stuff. let's not forget that. the bigger point is this philosophy, this 47% don't pay federal income taxes and we should be offended by that, this appoint that infected the party in the obama era. because the tea party and because the base and conservative sort of opinion shapers like hannity and limbaugh was so powerful, no leaders in the party were willing to stand up. romney says this yesterday, and we are hearing from bobby jindal, for instance, last night saying this is trash. stay away from it. kelly ayotte said the same thing today. >> scott walker. >> some republicans are liberated by this defeat now. it's interesting to see how it broadens now. >> some are liberated by it, but some are focused on the free stuff need. it's disgusting and offensive, and it's why they use the word "pandering" when we talk about the groups that get entitlements rather than how liberals look at it in terms of protectin
that obama had robbed from them. it was a phantom issue. what he's saying is invented, but he was promising free stuff. let's not forget that. the bigger point is this philosophy, this 47% don't pay federal income taxes and we should be offended by that, this appoint that infected the party in the obama era. because the tea party and because the base and conservative sort of opinion shapers like hannity and limbaugh was so powerful, no leaders in the party were willing to stand up. romney says...
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obama sitting here. and he's -- i just was going to ask him a couple of questions. >> no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. >> the 47% who are with him, believe that they are victims. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. >> so there it is. we're two days left. mayor, what stands out for you? >> well, the clinton speech, when he basically put it plain and used simple arithmetic. this was a damaged economy, and now this was a president who faced challenges that haven't been seen since the great depression. the second part, the part where i got fired up, because i'm not $9 tax cuts for -- tax cuts 10 to one? and all of them said no. that's why obama's a better choice, he has a balanced approach. >> and bill clinton was making the choice in the final hours. >> three quick things. one, a s
obama sitting here. and he's -- i just was going to ask him a couple of questions. >> no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. >> the 47% who are with him, believe that they are victims. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. >> so there it is. we're two...
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i think the idea was he said that obama is a redistributionist, and so you can scare kids and their obama-supporting parents about redistribution if you steal the kids' candy. that was the tenor of the romney campaign today. even as they told the press corps that they were going to be very respectful and nonpartisan and refrain from attacking the president today. it was just a remarkable, remarkable day. a remarkable decision. i mean, president obama is expected to restart his campaign schedule tomorrow. but mr. romney did not want to wait for that. he started his campaign events today. i'm sorry, are you stuck doing something else? i'll take advantage of that? i'll get back on the campaign trail, i'm heading to florida. apparently you're otherwise occupied. well, i'm not. it's remarkable. it is a remarkable decision to restart his campaign today. but honestly, it is also remarkable that mr. romney never really stopped campaigning in the first place. we reported yesterday on this event that mr. romney held in dayton, ohio, yesterday afternoon. it was the event that had previously been billed as a vi
i think the idea was he said that obama is a redistributionist, and so you can scare kids and their obama-supporting parents about redistribution if you steal the kids' candy. that was the tenor of the romney campaign today. even as they told the press corps that they were going to be very respectful and nonpartisan and refrain from attacking the president today. it was just a remarkable, remarkable day. a remarkable decision. i mean, president obama is expected to restart his campaign schedule...
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obama campaign has a 1 to 5. rush limbaugh would be 1, michelle obama would be 5. if you lay these over in ohio, what the republicans believe the obama campaign has done is banked a lot of their high propensity vote who were going to show up anyway. what they're trying to do is call the low propensity voters in ohio and turn out a hire percentage of their high propensity voters on election day. the obama campaign acknowledges some of the folks banking now are probably closer to the high propensity scale. they do believe there'll be enough of a firewall particularly in northern ohio to get that state across the finish line. >> shira, there's a new tampa bay times, bay news, "miami herald" poll mitt romney leading by 6 points. however our poll, the nbc marist poll shows the president leading by two. we're all scratching our heads here. what do you make of these polls and the difference between them? >> well, it's obvious that both campaigns still view it as a battle ground. we can see that by where they put their money. the obama campaign made a renewed effort, i gue
obama campaign has a 1 to 5. rush limbaugh would be 1, michelle obama would be 5. if you lay these over in ohio, what the republicans believe the obama campaign has done is banked a lot of their high propensity vote who were going to show up anyway. what they're trying to do is call the low propensity voters in ohio and turn out a hire percentage of their high propensity voters on election day. the obama campaign acknowledges some of the folks banking now are probably closer to the high...
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you see obama learning how to deal with the caucus. let's extend the middle class tax cuts, right now, let's do it. he puts them in a bad position and making it look like, look, middle class, they are not giving you what you need. so learning how to work with them, learning that we have to have some compromise, i see some tea leaves that we may have a better next couple of years. we'll see. >> it will be interesting, if a deal is struck. i don't think it will nearly as good as for republicans as the deal that the president offered them. the grand deal that had been offered before. you know, in some ways i actually think the problem for republicans and for conservatives is that a lot of their ideas and principles have actually won. you know, since ronald reagan we no longer have 70% tax rates on the highest income earners. nobody is arguing for that. we're arguing to go back to 39.6%. on health care reform, the president's health care reform was basically a conservative idea put into the national spotlight by democrats and passed by dem
you see obama learning how to deal with the caucus. let's extend the middle class tax cuts, right now, let's do it. he puts them in a bad position and making it look like, look, middle class, they are not giving you what you need. so learning how to work with them, learning that we have to have some compromise, i see some tea leaves that we may have a better next couple of years. we'll see. >> it will be interesting, if a deal is struck. i don't think it will nearly as good as for...
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. >> massachusetts for obama and d.c. for obama. >> he delivered it. >> voted five times. >> all right. very good. if it's way too early, willie -- >> we're going to "now" with alex wagner. >> trying to help you all out. >> it's "morning joe." where are we going now? >> we'll see you tomorrow on "morning joe." going to back track a little bit and have a great election day. now we'll send it up to the booth to great alex wagner. >> go alex. >> take it away. >> all right. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. oral-b power brushes. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all i
. >> massachusetts for obama and d.c. for obama. >> he delivered it. >> voted five times. >> all right. very good. if it's way too early, willie -- >> we're going to "now" with alex wagner. >> trying to help you all out. >> it's "morning joe." where are we going now? >> we'll see you tomorrow on "morning joe." going to back track a little bit and have a great election day. now we'll send it up to the booth to great...
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is former 2012 obama travel secretary is st. i got to get your reaction to the president's re-election team. and the fact that out on the campaign trail, no one heard about this petraeus stuff? none of you guys were talking about this in social circles to think that something big was coming like that. >> no one knew. no one still knows. there's an ongoing investigation. obviously, the department of defense has an ongoing investigation looking into general allen's case. general petraeus stepped down on his own accord. >> jen, as we talk about what is now part of the public discussion, the petraeus situation now looking at this investigation into general allen, and big shakeups that were expected to come anyway within the president's cabinet when we talk about at state, at defense and things like that, do you have a feeling which way the president is going to go first in terms of these cabinet slots to fill? >> i don't think anyone knows that except for the president. i world for him for six years. i know that he'll take advice fr
is former 2012 obama travel secretary is st. i got to get your reaction to the president's re-election team. and the fact that out on the campaign trail, no one heard about this petraeus stuff? none of you guys were talking about this in social circles to think that something big was coming like that. >> no one knew. no one still knows. there's an ongoing investigation. obviously, the department of defense has an ongoing investigation looking into general allen's case. general petraeus...
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. >>> president obama is going to be busy the next couple of days. remember this story, the fiscal cliff, he's meeting today with labor leaders to put heat on congress to come up with a deal. tomorrow the president will meet with chief executives of big business businesses. the president will also hold a news conference. on friday, he meets with democratic and gop leaders of both houses to start negotiations. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas! no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy most. [ woman in pet store ] it's as easy as... [ all ] one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> congress returns to work today for its lame-duck is session. on top of to-do list, work to avert a fiscal crisis. the president is set to sit down with congressional leaders on friday to work on a compromise. the automatic tax increases and budget cuts are set to kick in at the end of the year
. >>> president obama is going to be busy the next couple of days. remember this story, the fiscal cliff, he's meeting today with labor leaders to put heat on congress to come up with a deal. tomorrow the president will meet with chief executives of big business businesses. the president will also hold a news conference. on friday, he meets with democratic and gop leaders of both houses to start negotiations. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [...
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president obama is healthy. he's planning a national campaign to rally support for his vision of fairness. the same vision that american voted for on election day. he'll take his message beyond the beltway asking the public to pressure republicans back in washington about raising taxes on the rich. some in the gop know they lost badly and are starting to deal with it. conservative pundit bill crystal surprised a lot of people when he went on fox news and started talking sense. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it a million. really republican party going to fall on on a bunch of millionaires? >> it won't kill the country? take the president's offer? that almost sounds rational. and now some republicans in congress are also admitting they need to compromise. but not all conservatives are able to handle the new reality. in fact, some are beginning to lose it. for y
president obama is healthy. he's planning a national campaign to rally support for his vision of fairness. the same vision that american voted for on election day. he'll take his message beyond the beltway asking the public to pressure republicans back in washington about raising taxes on the rich. some in the gop know they lost badly and are starting to deal with it. conservative pundit bill crystal surprised a lot of people when he went on fox news and started talking sense. >> it won't...
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and praising president obama. do you have any president with what your republican colleague in new jersey did yesterday? >> no. president obama is doing what he had to do. governor christie's doing what he feels he has to do. but i lived and breathes politicked. to show you how i've become obsessed with the tragedy in my district i got a colleague from msnbc asking what governor christie said about president obama. christie attacked him based on past performance. i'm living in a bubble right now. i had no idea. if i had to look at it overall and stark politics it's a short-term benefit to the president. by election day, people will make whatever decision they're going to make, obviously hime hoping for governor romney. president obama's doing what he has to do. it's important for the country. >> thank you so much. thanks for what you're doing for all of your folks and good luck to you. >> thank you. >> in the district. airports are shut down by hurricane sandy but beginning to resume operations slowly. this mornin
and praising president obama. do you have any president with what your republican colleague in new jersey did yesterday? >> no. president obama is doing what he had to do. governor christie's doing what he feels he has to do. but i lived and breathes politicked. to show you how i've become obsessed with the tragedy in my district i got a colleague from msnbc asking what governor christie said about president obama. christie attacked him based on past performance. i'm living in a bubble...
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we cut president obama's lead in half, but nevertheless, it wasn't enough. what it became clear to us as things went on, when virginia and ohio weren't coming together, it looked to me some time early in the evening that it just wasn't going to happen. >> that's his reflection. but moving ahead, speaker boehner was asked whether paul ryan would be the leader of the party. he referred to him as the wonky guy. what are we to make of paul ryan? >> he is the wonky guy. that was a dismissive comment that the speaker made. what he was trying to say is that he's coming back here, the same guy, as when he left. he's going to be a voice on certain issues, but he's not going to be a leader in the party. >> thank you very much. a pleasure having both of you on today. thank you. >>> coming up, john maca fee, he's wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor. details ahead. >>> and just moments ago, president obama finished meeting with labor leaders at the white house. how much leeway will the left give the president when it comes to medicare and social security
we cut president obama's lead in half, but nevertheless, it wasn't enough. what it became clear to us as things went on, when virginia and ohio weren't coming together, it looked to me some time early in the evening that it just wasn't going to happen. >> that's his reflection. but moving ahead, speaker boehner was asked whether paul ryan would be the leader of the party. he referred to him as the wonky guy. what are we to make of paul ryan? >> he is the wonky guy. that was a...
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and barack obama had just enough to get through. >> david maraniss, obama biographer, pulitzer prize winner. thank you so much for your time this afternoon. >> okay, craig, thank you. >>> one of the big challenges facing president obama right now, replacing some key members of his cabinet, including secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> plus, they came that. >> saw, they voted. don't underestimate the youth vote. had a bigger showing than a lot of us expected. and they have expectations as well. the youth of america coming up next. you're watching msnbc. >>> well, the youth vote was crucial for president obama's election victory. the president won the votes of 18 to 29-year-olds by a margin of 67% to 37%. so how will young voters wield their power? joining me heather smith, president of rock the vote, and matthew siegle, co-founder and president of our time, a group representing the interests of young americans. good afternoon to both of you. >> good afternoon. >> the youth vote was especially important in critical battleground states. this is according to a think tank here. ohio,
and barack obama had just enough to get through. >> david maraniss, obama biographer, pulitzer prize winner. thank you so much for your time this afternoon. >> okay, craig, thank you. >>> one of the big challenges facing president obama right now, replacing some key members of his cabinet, including secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> plus, they came that. >> saw, they voted. don't underestimate the youth vote. had a bigger showing than a lot of us...
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and even though president obama's reelection was settled at about 11:15 p.m. eastern last tuesday, the election overall is still underway in some parts of the country, including one place where it appears to have mostly just broken down with a bunch of federal level races still undecided. and the state in question is not florida for once. important updates coming up there including what may be a deconcession by a democrat who previously thought he had lost in a big important u.s. senate race. that's all ahead. >>> but we have to begin with breaking news out of washington. "the washington post" is reporting tonight that president obama is considering massachusetts senator john kerry as his new secretary of defense. that's right, defense. putting the decorated veteran and former presidential candidate in charge at the pentagon and not at the state department, as had been widely speculated. "the washington post" is sourcing its reporting to unnamed senior administration officials. senator kerry is also not commenting tonight. if senator kerry does move to the cab
and even though president obama's reelection was settled at about 11:15 p.m. eastern last tuesday, the election overall is still underway in some parts of the country, including one place where it appears to have mostly just broken down with a bunch of federal level races still undecided. and the state in question is not florida for once. important updates coming up there including what may be a deconcession by a democrat who previously thought he had lost in a big important u.s. senate race....
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president obama ran on fairness, and he's about to deliver. we're already seeing this president standing strong on the key issues that won this election. fairness. i was part of a group that met with him today at the white house. he is not backing down. he knows that making this a more fair country, protecting the middle class, is the central issue of our time he will ran on fighting for a system that works for everyone. where everyone gets a fair shot at the american dream. before our group of civic leaders met with the president, he met with the democratic and republican leaders. they know he has it the upper hand. they know he holds the cards in this fight. with the threat of the fiscal cliff looming, that -- when that happens, you're going to see a winner and a winner who won the national election. the republican leaders even the republican leaders seem to get that today. their words were such a change from what we've heard from them before. to show our serious sez, we've put revenuen ot table as long as it's accompanied by significant spe
president obama ran on fairness, and he's about to deliver. we're already seeing this president standing strong on the key issues that won this election. fairness. i was part of a group that met with him today at the white house. he is not backing down. he knows that making this a more fair country, protecting the middle class, is the central issue of our time he will ran on fighting for a system that works for everyone. where everyone gets a fair shot at the american dream. before our group of...
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how can president obama avoid it? sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. the flu comes on fast, so ask your doctor about tamiflu. pr
how can president obama avoid it? sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms...
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i give the obama campaign credit. they picked exactly the right moment when they had a financial advantage between june and august, before general election. they defined him and did a good job. people in the romney campaign don't have anything to be ashamed of. they ran a tough race. >> tom cole, member of congress, thank you. >>> forget the powerball. wall street is feeling optimistic that lawmakers will hit the fiscal cliff jackpot. i don't know what they've heard. the market rundown is next. are we there yet? the votes are still being counted. the list of uncalled races is about to finally hit empty. our latest tally is coming up and why that 47% number is still haunting romney. >>> if jeb bush were nominated in 2016, they will be the second set by a major party. name the first set of brothers to do this? tweet me the answer @chuck thooet todd. the answer is coming up on "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. restore revive rejuvenate rebuild rebuild rebuild gives you a low $18.50 monthly plan premium... and sel
i give the obama campaign credit. they picked exactly the right moment when they had a financial advantage between june and august, before general election. they defined him and did a good job. people in the romney campaign don't have anything to be ashamed of. they ran a tough race. >> tom cole, member of congress, thank you. >>> forget the powerball. wall street is feeling optimistic that lawmakers will hit the fiscal cliff jackpot. i don't know what they've heard. the market...
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president obama up 50%, 48%. chuck todd said we can learn a lot about polls, but we'll perhaps learn more about where these men will close out tonight. new hampshire for governor romney, iowa for president obama. we're waiting to confirm actually, chris, whether or not mitt romney plans to make an unprecedented stop on the final day in ohio tomorrow, the day people are going out most to vote. >> well, you know, the last two stops with iowa for the president and new hampshire for governor romney were supposed to be these symbolic exclamation points to the campaign. if governor romney is doing a last stop on election day, which at least in my memory i haven't seen before. >> i was told in 2008 president obama did it in indiana. this is the ap reporting that romney will be in ohio. in 2008 it was indiana for president obama. >> that was more symbolic considering where the race was. in ohio it's clear it's down to the hair. in most of these states, in particular in iowa and nevada, democrats have it locked up with ea
president obama up 50%, 48%. chuck todd said we can learn a lot about polls, but we'll perhaps learn more about where these men will close out tonight. new hampshire for governor romney, iowa for president obama. we're waiting to confirm actually, chris, whether or not mitt romney plans to make an unprecedented stop on the final day in ohio tomorrow, the day people are going out most to vote. >> well, you know, the last two stops with iowa for the president and new hampshire for governor...
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fortunately, president obama came out on top. likely he's going to appoint the successors to ginsburg and even perhaps steven briar. we're going to see what is happening but they have completely ignored the lessons of any election, whether it be 2011 or 2012 and they are going to continue along this path. >> alicia, when you look at scott walker saying the voter registration in wisconsin, let me show you where he says, there's no way we'd be in favor of that, the wisconsin municipal court association says that. but the courts, being conservative, may uphold them on this, which is why the fight is continued. >> you know, we should have -- it should be the easiest day of the year to register to vote. it's the day where there's the greatest interest and instead of having that conversation of how we get more people to vote, we're having a conversation about limiting voter. at least now we're not hearing this jargon about voter fraud. now we're hearing an entirely new mythology about the fact that we have poll workers simply too overw
fortunately, president obama came out on top. likely he's going to appoint the successors to ginsburg and even perhaps steven briar. we're going to see what is happening but they have completely ignored the lessons of any election, whether it be 2011 or 2012 and they are going to continue along this path. >> alicia, when you look at scott walker saying the voter registration in wisconsin, let me show you where he says, there's no way we'd be in favor of that, the wisconsin municipal court...
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>> my obama phone is working just fine. but to say that taking control of student loan interest rates, that making sure that women have access to meaningful health care such as birth control, saying that people who, you know, have access to free school lunches when they aren't able to afford them for themselves, so say that that does not benefit all of us -- >> bribery. >> it's simply unconscionable. i guess we have to be really, really happy he gave barack obama the best gift of all, himself as a candidate. >> he did. michael, mr. romney seems incapable of understanding a very simple truth, the electorate didn't like him, they didn't like his policies, but he's moaning because he got thrashed. i thought elections were about accepting the decision of the electorate. is that not the case now? >> yeah, obviously this has been a tough time for mitt romney. >> putting it mildly. >> i wouldn't have imagined two or three years ago mitt romney, who was then, you know, sort of rolling his eyes at sort of the fox news of the republi
>> my obama phone is working just fine. but to say that taking control of student loan interest rates, that making sure that women have access to meaningful health care such as birth control, saying that people who, you know, have access to free school lunches when they aren't able to afford them for themselves, so say that that does not benefit all of us -- >> bribery. >> it's simply unconscionable. i guess we have to be really, really happy he gave barack obama the best gift...
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. >> obama, romney argued, had been very generous with black, hispanics and young votevoters. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout, especially in the urban areas. >> paul ryan lost his hometown. >> he lost his hometown -- >> which is not a particularly urban place. >> they voted against him twice. >> losing never feels good. >> president obama will hold his first press conference -- >> to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. >> will the fiscal cliff be the number one conversation piece? >> there's only so much we can say about this fiscal cliff/slope. >> i argued for a balanced approach. the majority of the voters agreed with me. >> i think they're popular ideas. >> i think the majority of voters agreed with me. >> clearly president obama won. >> losing never feels good. >> no more mr. nice guy. >> the president responds to questions about susan rice -- >> about the benghazi attacks. >> senator mccain and senator graham want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> former cia director david petraeus will testify before the senate intelligence committee. >> general petrae
. >> obama, romney argued, had been very generous with black, hispanics and young votevoters. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout, especially in the urban areas. >> paul ryan lost his hometown. >> he lost his hometown -- >> which is not a particularly urban place. >> they voted against him twice. >> losing never feels good. >> president obama will hold his first press conference -- >> to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. >>...
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but barack obama managed to do it. or the republicans managed to blow it depending how you look at it. just take as a case in point. the tremendous republican disaster in the united states senate. i mean, they had a bad night on tuesday night. but in the senate, it was a sure bet that the republicans were supposed to retake control of the senate this year. a sure bet. they were only defending ten seats and the democrats were defending 23. that's a tilted playing field like this. not only did the republicans not retake the senate, the democrats held on to control and increased their margins. that's impossible. that is an impossible republican failure in a year like this. and the depth of that failure is bottomless. look at how they failed the more astonishing it is how badly they failed. not only did mitt romney lose the presidency but in terms of losing republican senate candidates in 11 states, the republican senate candidates did even worse with voters than mitt romney did in those states. mitt romney who lost. the c
but barack obama managed to do it. or the republicans managed to blow it depending how you look at it. just take as a case in point. the tremendous republican disaster in the united states senate. i mean, they had a bad night on tuesday night. but in the senate, it was a sure bet that the republicans were supposed to retake control of the senate this year. a sure bet. they were only defending ten seats and the democrats were defending 23. that's a tilted playing field like this. not only did...
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voters chose president obama's vision for the future. they chose to reject an extreme idlogy, to reject a dominated p akin, and richardl sent walking. afterrs of tea party talk, american said, they've had enough. now is fo e analyst and washington correspondent "newsweek" and "the daily bea here.oke loud and clear last ni about the seen over the la years. >> well, i think if the republican party is smart, they are going to take control visiveness but they've also take control of themselves because this too me, a moral victory in many ways. you and i discussed this and you deserve abundant credit, rev for getting this don but all of the voter da, voter i.d.s,ll of those things backfired tremendously. i was in philadelphia dn four b on sunday ane congregation, the angry. they were angry becausey thought somedbody was trying t take away their right that's how ang republicans got their n meanness so it was a great day for so many reasons but to me that was one of the best. president, also dominated demographics that i don't think the rep
voters chose president obama's vision for the future. they chose to reject an extreme idlogy, to reject a dominated p akin, and richardl sent walking. afterrs of tea party talk, american said, they've had enough. now is fo e analyst and washington correspondent "newsweek" and "the daily bea here.oke loud and clear last ni about the seen over the la years. >> well, i think if the republican party is smart, they are going to take control visiveness but they've also take...
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instead, it was the democrats, the party of obama, that gained seats. so, why do republicans think they lost? here's what paul ryan's attempt at answering that was. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout especially in urban areas, which definitely gave president obama the big margin to win this race. >> urban areas? the president won because of urban areas. sure, turnout was a factor. but sadly paul ryan can't see was so much more to why the republican party failed. one week ago tonight. joining me is congressman barney frank, democrat from massachusetts, ranking and former chairman of the financial services committee. mr. chairman, thank you for joining me. >> thank you, al. >> given the election loss, do you think the republicans will be more open to compromising with the president and the democrats on taxes? let's start there. >> some will. this is going to be a struggle. there are clearly republicans who understand that it was their original right wing policies, the tea party domination, that turned off an awful lot of
instead, it was the democrats, the party of obama, that gained seats. so, why do republicans think they lost? here's what paul ryan's attempt at answering that was. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout especially in urban areas, which definitely gave president obama the big margin to win this race. >> urban areas? the president won because of urban areas. sure, turnout was a factor. but sadly paul ryan can't see was so much more to why the republican...
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>>> romney says obama bought the election. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you thought that mitt romney would have stopped this crap. during the campaign he was out there selling it, that president obama was buying black votes by dumping the work requirement for welfare. remember that little sugar plum? it had it all, the accusation that minority voters could be scarfed up with chump change. throw them something and the votes will come pouring back. here he is yesterday, romney, sha noosichmoozing with his don about how the whole thing went wrong. i bought the minority was health care and bought the students. wow, great work there, mitt. you're at it again with your double barrels. one, claims that aren't true, and, two, that old dog whistle of yours, fact. people in the income bracket you mentioned have to kick in to get health care. fact, students still have to play interest on their college loan. nobody is getting anything for free. and the sick thing is your need, mitt, they claim they did
>>> romney says obama bought the election. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you thought that mitt romney would have stopped this crap. during the campaign he was out there selling it, that president obama was buying black votes by dumping the work requirement for welfare. remember that little sugar plum? it had it all, the accusation that minority voters could be scarfed up with chump...
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. >> president obama, quit lying. you know darn well if august 2nd comes and goes there's plenty of money to pay off our debt. you're either in over your head, you don't understand what makes this country great, or you're hell bent in turning us into some european big government wasteland. >> um, i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> there's so much at stake, i hope you will join me in supporting richard mourdock for u.s. senate. >> it would have been awfully hard to fraudulently file the birth notice of barack obama being born in hawaii and get that into our public libraries. that doesn't mean there aren't some other explanations on how they might have announced that by telegram from kenya. >> i'm looking at steve king. this man needs to be your congressman
. >> president obama, quit lying. you know darn well if august 2nd comes and goes there's plenty of money to pay off our debt. you're either in over your head, you don't understand what makes this country great, or you're hell bent in turning us into some european big government wasteland. >> um, i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing...